[Elecraft] Re: [Elecraft_K3] K3 vs FT1000D

Wed Sep 10 19:18:10 EDT 2008

I've had a FT-1000D since the early 90's...the 
only change I've made is I got rid of an older 
one and got a newer one that was cosmetically 
prettier.  It is still on the desk.  I intend to 
keep both radios...so I'm not prejudiced for one 
radio versus the other because of the one I have sitting on the desk.

I have done A/B tests with both radios...and I 
can honestly tell you that I have worked two very 
weak stations on the K3 that I could not work on 
the 1000D because I could copy them on the K3 and 
not the 1000D.  I could tell the signal was there 
but it was not intelligible -- one on 20 meters 
and one on 40 meters...switching the same 
antennas back and forth between the two 
radios.  Pluses for the 1000D -- Yes, the feel of 
the knob is nicer.  I like the APF for cw work on 
the 1000D.  The sound of the radio in the speaker 
is fuller than the K3 with the RX equalizer set 
"flat" on the K3.  I can make them sound almost 
identical by adjusting the RX equalizer on the 
K3.  The 1000D is 200 watts.  The 1000D has "band 
buttons".  The 1000D has a real analog meter...I 
happen to prefer that.   Pluses for the K3 -- It 
is easier to move around on the desk and get 
plugs in and out of the back;  The selectivity / 
DSP in the K3 is a WOW! compared to the 
shift/width control on the 1000D; the tx test 
mode on the K3 is handy for adjusting things 
without actually transmitting a signal; the cwt 
and auto spot feature is pretty slick; it will be 
nice when they have the DVR available; I like the 
way the RIT and XIT CLR button works.  You get 
new features every time Elecraft responds to a 
new "wish list" item; the ability to remember 
power levels by band is unique and I find it very 
useful.  I think I get less blocking with the K3 
from loud local than I do on the 1000D -- that's 
perception, not measurement.  The K3 has 6 meters 
on it.  The K3 can be adjusted to low power 
levels much more accurately and lower than the 
1000D.  If I were going to keep one and get rid 
of the other, my vote would be to keep the 
K3...but both radios are very nice.  YMMV.

As far as I'm concerned there is one more factor 
that is overwhelmingly in favor of 
Elecraft....the customer service....not to 
mention that if I have to send a radio in for 
service the 1000D weighs in right at 70 lbs while 
the K3 would be 10 or less with all the 
packing...The chance of UPS crunching your 1000D 
is far greater than crunching the K3 if F=MA is 
still true...:-)  (OK all you physicists can tell 
me why that is incorrect...I'm too old and too 
crotchety to care any more.)  73 de Greg-N4CC

At 07:47 AM 9/10/2008, Chris Parnell wrote:

>Hmmmm as funny as that may be (and it is... :) 
>)... anyone got any decent views on this request please?
>
>Chris
>On 10/09/2008, at 10:56 PM, G4MKP wrote:
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>>Thanks mate! I’m also available for ‘Character 
>>Witness’ appearances in most court case

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>>Ok then, the VFO knob on the K3 is crap compared to the 2000.
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>>Cheers,
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>>Terry
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>>G4MKP
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>>From: Elecraft_K3 at yahoogroups.com 
>>[<mailto:Elecraft_>mailto:Elecraft_K3 at yahoogroups.com]On 
>>Behalf Of Simon Brown (KNS)
>>Sent: 10 September 2008 11:42
>>To: Elecraft_K3 at yahoogroups.com
>>Subject: Re: [Elecraft_K3] K3 vs FT1000D
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>>The Elecraft award for the best marketing slogan of 2008 goes to...
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>>Terry!
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>>Simon Brown, HB9DRV
>><http://www.ham-radio-deluxe.com>www.ham-radio-deluxe.com
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>>----- Original Message -----
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>>From: <mailto:g4mkp at blueyonder.co.uk>G4MKP
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>>After switching on the K3 for the first time, 
>>the next time I switched on the 2000 was to 
>>demonstrate it to the buyer when I sold it.
>>
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